Ruben Blades Tickets

Ruben Blades is a superb American music star, renowned for his Central American music and how he has brought about this genre to the US and made it popular. Ruben Blades, whose full name is Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna, was born in Panama City back in 1948 and became active in the music world in the sixties. From then onwards, this artist has made headlines and sold millions as well as become an international sensation in the world of Latin and Central American music. His songs and performances fall within the salsa, Jazz, Latin, world music and Latin pop genres. Not only is he a singer and a songwriter but Ruben Blades is also an accomplished artist who has made a name for himself in the world of acting. Thus, if Latin and Central American music happens to be just what you are itching to hear live, all you need are Ruben Blades Tickets and you are all set for an evening of maximum entertainment.

Ruben Blades has also been part of several groups that include Fania All Stars and Willie Colon. He has been signed onto several record labels that include Fania Records, Sony Records, Elektra and Columbia Records. Aside form being a salsa singer and an exquisite songwriter, not to mention actor, Ruben Blades is also a prominent politician and lawyer. His music often lies within Latin jazz and Afro Cuban; it is lovers of such music that are attracted most to Ruben Blades' work. But mainstream music fans have also been attracted to this artist’s music; in fact, most who show an interest in his music often get attracted to it in a very spectacular manner.

Ruben Blades is also a historical figure and influential when it comes to songwriting. He has brought sophistication in lyrics within the Central American and the Cuban music genre as well as he used experimental tempos and unique political salsa music to create what he terms as salsa music for thinking people. Many of his songs have turned into chart-topping hits and each of them tells a unique story or delivers a valuable message. One of his songs, Patria, is so popular and revered in Panama that it has become a national anthem to people in Panama. With millions of fans all across Central and Latin America, Ruben Blades has even gone on to run for president in Panama.

In 1994, Ruben Blades ran for president in Panama and managed to gain eighteen percent of the vote although he didn’t win the elections. In 2004, he became the Minister of Tourism in Panama and is an educated and intellectual person; he holds a masters degree in international law from the best university in America and the whole world, Harvard University. Ruben Blades origins are themselves musical; his mother was an artist, a singer and a pianist, as well as an actress whereas his father was a percussionist and had worked at the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in the city of Washington, DC.

Thus, at a young age, Ruben Blades developed a love for music through his mother, Bellido de Luna. His career began while still studying at the University of Panama where he was a vocalist in a band alongside fellow students. This was followed by a stint as a professional songwriter and guest vocalist for Latin music group, Bush y sus Magnificos. Ruben Blades counts Joe Cuba and Cheo Feliciano as his greatest influences. In the seventies, he graduated from university with a degree in law and political science after which he moved to Miami within the state of Florida and then to New York City.

His professional career in New York City started out as a composer and singer in the Pete Rodriguez La Magnifica Orchestra, led by Tony Pabon, through which hit singles such as De Panama a NewYork and Descarga Caliente were released. In 1978, he released the album Siembra, an album that sold more than twenty five million copies and became the very Best Selling Salsa Record in History. He has also been honored with Grammy Awards for his work; to date, Ruben Blades has released fifty four albums and starred in thirty seven movies. An artist whose one album alone racked twenty five million copies in sales, has run for President and has a masters degree from Harvard University is someone you need to see live, for the most fascinating time of your musical life, something possible only through Ruben Blades Tickets.

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